"Popeye"

Acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12. 

Sold. 

"K-Country"

Acrylic on canvas. 15 X 30. 

A make believe ranch scene 

by the Bow River of course! 

The cows are free to roam. 

Sold. 

"Best Friends"

A young lady i used to work with asked me to paint these two,

for one of her relatives for Christmas. 

I had a difficult time with it at first as is often the case with commissions. 

But yesterday it started to take on the life i always look for. 

The results are very pleasing to me. 

I was going to call it "Best Friends Forever" but as you know 

the likelihood of these cuties being around still are slim. 

This is why i like to paint cows. 

They give us so much and are only here for a short while. 

I can honour them in a painting and love doing so. 

Acrylic on canvas, 22 X 28.
Sold.

"Calypso"

This little girl is on her way to an art gallery in Fort MacMurray called 

"Points North". 

She is acrylic 18 X 24 on gallery wrapped canvas. 

"Who You Calling Chicken?" aka Guard Cow

Can't stop painting these bovines! 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24" X 24" 

"Sunny Brooke Farm"

I'm enjoying incorporating whimsical backgrounds in these recent cow paintings, 

I've been borrowing from my watercolour landscapes. 

Can't wait to see where it goes. 

This is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 

24"  36".

"Gerta"

Gerta here is the newest member of our family. 

I've been having fun playing around with the backgrounds, 

incorporating some whimsical scenes. 

I see the background as a playground in need of exploration. 

Gerta is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

24" X 24". 

"The Girls"

 I have been working on quite a few of these all 12X12 on Gallery wrapped canvas.

They're such fun to do. I see these smaller ones as work studies for larger paintings. 

My plan for the New Year is to get going on some 4 or 5 foot canvases

using these as my models. 

I am so grateful for several photographers on Flickr who 

graciously let me use their photos. I do have some photos i take on my own 

but find all manner of interesting shots by much better photographers than myself. 

They also get quite a kick out of seeing what i have done with their 

beautiful work. 

Hope all are doing well and these girls made you smile.
Oh their names are, Bossco, Grey Beard, Rosy and "Pick Me!"

Adios! 

"Luna"

A new cow painting. 

This is not the usual composition for me as i most often do the 

portrait with just head and shoulders.. 

I really like the outcome and will do more from further out and perhaps with herds or multiples. 

Just can't stop painting these guys. 

They make me smile. 

This is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 12' X 12". And she's sold! :)

"Morning Star II"

I've painted this sweet girl a few times now from different angles. 

She is a commission for a lady who wanted her for a special spot in her home. 

I was not sure if it would work using red here for the background because there 

is a fair bit of red in the subject, but i really like the outcome. 

Hopefully the client will agree!

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

22"X28"

"Dancer" and "Priscilla"

I love doing boat reflections. The patterns intrigue me.

I also love to do cows still. To me they are such beautiful animals who give us so much. I'm planning on becoming a vegetarian and just do cow paintings.
I named this one after my sister. She didn't mind.

"Yupo Paintings"

These are my first attempts at using Yupo paper with watercolor which i tried last year. I had just visited Sandy Maudlin's blog and she has some amazing Yupo paintings there with some very helpful hints on how to use this rather unusual support. When i did the fist one, i almost could not stop smiling and laughing because it was just so much fun! I had forgotten about it till i saw Sandy's paintings and I just have to try some more now incorporating some of her helpful techniques. I was amazed too that the cows sold at my first show! I still have the rooster, and he is adorning my studio space just now.  Give Yupo a try if you have not already.